Polish Minister Urges European Federation

To avert Europe’s total disintegration, European Union member states must build a federal state, with or without Britain, Poland’s foreign minister said Monday in Berlin, urging Germany to act now to save the euro.

Speaking at the German Council on Foreign Relations, a German think tank, Radoslaw Sikorski said the euro was a typical product of the EU — a result of a great vision with no real power behind it. In the presence of his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle, referred to as “dear Guido,” he rebuked Germany for breaking the bloc’s deficit and debt ceilings.

The most urgent task now is to save the euro, he said, and only Germany can do it.

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